Kayleigh Baker

Owner of the Briar Rabbit Studio

Costume designer, Maker and supervisor
Skills
o Period pattern cutting
o Pattern cutting
o Experience with both domestic
and industrial sewing machines
and over lockers
o Hand stitching and finishing
o Basic bobbin lace making
o Experiences of working a wide
range of fabrics
o Costume supervision
o Costume design
o Dying fabrics
o Aging and distressing of
costumes/fabrics (breaking
down)
o Printing by hand
o Flat pattern cutting
o Cutting on the stand
o Prop costume
o Basic tailoring
o Styling
o Bias cutting
o Millinery
o Period underwear
o Replication
o Corsetry
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o Research skills
o Costume plots/scene breakdowns
o Text analysis
o Character analysis
o Design development and drawing
o Credits
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o Trainee costume demonstrator
2014
o Canterbury College

o 4 weeks experience in the role.

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o Scarlet Short Film 2014
o Construction (London studio)
filmed in Hastings
o Designer/supervisor: Isabella
Artitzone
o Role: Maker and costume
breaking down.
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o The hobbit installation 2014
o The black box (Northbrook
College)
o Role: costume design and maker
Character/s: Bilbo Baggins and
Orc
o Production design and direction:
BA Hons collaboration group,
including myself.
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o Ottone in villa (opera)
o Buxton theatre festival
o Designer: Naomi Lynn
o Role: maker and stylist
o Character/s: Living statues
o Director: Richard Williams
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o The witches of eastwick
o Northbrook college theatre
o Designer/s: Stephanie
pitman/demi Tarrant/ Lauren
Cheeseman
o Role: Milliner
o Character: Estate agent
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o Yerma (dance piece)
o Northbrook college theatre

o Designer/s: Kayleigh Baker/

Katie Rogers
o Role: designer/supervisor/maker
o Character/s: Maria and Juan
o Director Janet bailey
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o The good soul of Szechuan 2013
o Designer/s: Janejaney
o Role: Maker
o Director: Richard Williams
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o The magic flute
o At Komedia for bath
international music festival 2012
o Designer/s: Janejaney
o Director: Richard Williams
o Role: Maker
o Character/s: Pamina
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o The Brighton mummers 2012
o Head of costume: Michelle
Sweeney
o Director: Graeme Walker
o Role: Maker
o Character/s: Lady of the hay

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o Chalk legends 2012
o Weymouth and Portland national
sailing academy
o Designer/s: Janejaney
o Role: Maker and breaking down
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o The story of Eva Braun 2011
o Northbrook college theatre
o Designer/s: Northbrook 2nd year
costumes students
o Role: Apron maker
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o Education
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o 2:1 - BA Hons Theatre Arts,
Costume design and realisation
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o Triple Distinction - National
diploma in theatre production
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o Referees and Full CV
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o -Upon request